Examples of discomfiture in a Sentence

blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture

Recent Examples on the Web Sohel’s father, an aristo to his fingertips, would have been amused to think of a Dunyapur peasant having an opinion on the matter at all, and might have called him over to enjoy his discomfiture in the presence of the Begum Sahiba’s bikini. — Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021 Marsac’s discomfiture nevertheless leads to something utterly unexpected. — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 When the aliens did not appear, some members of the group became disillusioned and immediately departed, but others dealt with their discomfiture by doubling down on their conviction. — Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 Kedar is sung after eight o’clock in the evening, and to sing it at twilight, at six o’clock, would create slight discomfiture. — Amit Chaudhuri, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021 The Chinese government has certainly sought to profit from American discomfiture over COVID-19, trumpeting its own record in confronting the pandemic. — Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2020 This kind of discomfiture was what Pride Circle had attempted to resolve before the job fair with online registrations. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 27 Feb. 2020 So begins the play-within-the play, the tale of an old man, Alonso Quijano, who to the discomfiture of his family becomes Don Quixote de La Mancha, a knight errant who lives for chivalry, justice and love. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019 But Zeldin’s discomfiture stands out because his party has made him a standard-bearer for its pro-Israel stance. — Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2019 See More

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